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Archives for August 2010

What Politician Has The Most Extreme Political Views?

Identifying the real views and values of a politician is never easy.    Voter perceptions may not reflect the reality of a politician’s views and changing events may alter a politician’s  previously held views.  Voters who judge a politician’s views as extreme are indicating the extent to which the politician’s views differ from their own and, […]

Huge Majority of Americans Do Not Believe Federal Government Has The “Consent of the Governed”

Rasmussen Reports, one of the most respected and accurate polling organizations in the country, now provides proof of what many of us have long known – the vast majority of Americans do not believe that the federal government has the consent of the governed. The notion that governments derive their only just authority from the […]

Baseball Great Clemens Faces 30 Years In Prison – Don’t Fed Prosecutors Have Better Things To Do?

Baseball great, 48 year old Roger Clemens, faces the equivalent of a death sentence with the threat of a 30 year prison term after being indicted for making false statements, obstruction and felony perjury.   The indictment follows an inquiry into Mr. Clemen’s alleged use of steroids, during which Mr. Clemens flatly denied ever using […]

Many Americans Believe Obama Is A Muslim Born Outside Of The US

The Alien Amongst Us Two years into his presidency Mr. Obama seems unable to connect with the average American on something as fundamental as his birthplace and religious beliefs.  According to Pew Research, an overwhelming number of Americans (61%) either don’t know what religion he follows or believe that he is a Muslim.  Mr. Obama’s […]

Obama Supports And Opposes Ground Zero Mosque – How’s That For Conviction?

It should come as no surprise that the President strongly endorsed building a mosque on Ground Zero in Manhattan.  Nor should it come as a surprise that he later tried to backpedal and obfuscate his original defense of the mosque when various groups expressed outrage at his position.  Perhaps the President is merely trying to […]

Michelle Obama’s Impersonation of Marie Antoinette Should Be Applauded

The President’s wife has been taking a severe beating in the press after taking a luxurious vacation to Costa del Sol.  The New York Daily News demonized Mrs. Obama, portraying her as a “modern-day Marie Antoinette”, spending extravagantly as the US sinks into an economic abyss. Sacrifice is something that many Americans are becoming all […]

Public Workers Prove That Bankers Have No Monopoly On Greed

The President’s criticism of “fat-cat bankers” has been relentless.  Since taking office, Obama has seized every opportunity to flame the public hatred for bankers by portraying them as being greedy and insensitive. Obama Criticizes Fat-Cat Bankers-Bloomberg – Dec 14, 2009 –  “I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat-cat […]

Our Love-Hate Relationship With Illegal Immigrants

Deluged by the arrival of nonstop illegal immigrants, Arizona recently passed legislation to deal with the problem.   Arizona was forced to take action after efforts by the Federal government to address illegal immigration were perceived as ineffective and indifferent. Arizona’s new law quickly became controversial.   The Obama administration immediately condemned Arizona and acted swiftly […]